Summary
"Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" is a 2009 science fiction novelette by American writer Eugie Foster. It was first published in Interzone, and has subsequently been republished in Apex Magazine, in The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011, and in The Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards SF; as well, it has been translated into Czech,[1] French,[2] Italian,[3] Spanish,[4] Romanian,[5] and Hungarian,[6] and an audio version was released on Escape Pod.[7]
Synopsis edit
In a world where people's roles, identities, and personalities all depend on which mask they wear on any given day, one man discovers the concept of rebellion.
Reception edit
"Sinner, Baker" won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novelette,[8] and was nominated for the 2009 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[9] and the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[10]
Gardner Dozois considered it an "elegantly strange slipstreamish fantasy".[11] Jason Sanford described it as "beautifully written and fast-paced",[12] while Rachel Swirsky called it a "mix of high concept and colorful images".[13] Tangent Online rated it three stars,[14] while Black Gate commended Foster for producing an ending which goes counter to readers' expectations.[15]
References edit
- ^ New Sale: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest" Czech reprint in Pevnost, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published May 12, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ New Sale: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest" French reprint in Ténèbres, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published May 17, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ New Sale: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest" Italian reprint in Robot!, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published May 19, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ Back in Atlanta, Spanish Sale of "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest", by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published June 2, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ New Sale: “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest” Romanian reprint in Helion; by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published March 2, 2011; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ JordonCon Schedule & Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest Now Out in Hungarian in April’s Galaktika, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published April 4, 2011; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ Science Fiction Awards Database: Nebula Awards 2010, at Locus; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ BSFA Award Finalists Named, by Charlie Jane Anders, at Io9; published January 27, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ 2010 Hugo Awards at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ Locus issue 580 (May 2009)
- ^ Story of the Week: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" by Eugie Foster, by Jason Sanford, at JasonSanford.com; published January 19, 2009; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ Friday Read! Eugie Foster’s “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast”, by Rachel Swirsky, at RachelSwirsky.com; published July 1, 2016; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ Tangent Online Recommended Reading List--2009, by Dave Truesdale; published March 7, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
- ^ Short Fiction Review #14: Interzone #220/February 2009, by "Soyka"; in Black Gate; published March 5, 2009; retrieved August 26, 2016
External links edit
- Text of the story at Apex Magazine